Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-01
Chronic Bronchitis.

Chronic Bronchitis is also an inf1amma.
tion oil the mucus membrane of bronchial
tubes. But tuis form more often occurs
later in life, When cold settles on the
lungs the disease either ends in bronc tits
or pneumonia If ii ends in bronchitis, It
usually passes OFF MS cold In the chest, and
still the patient does not feel entirely we'll.
He feels tired and languid, and is incapa-
Bile of taking his usual amount of exercise,
and eXperie noes q shortness OF breath with
more or less warmth in the palms of bis
hands, Soon after this cough ppears, ac-
companied by an expectoration of thick
mucus, followed by a hectic flush, loss of
flesh and stsengJh, and night swelts con-
tinue, when the patient assum 5 all the ap'
pearance of having genuine case OF con-
sumption. But this is Simply catarrh of the
lungs, or chronic bronchitis.
Iu the latter stages of the disease the mu-
Gus membrane of the larger bronchial tubes
soitens. while the smaller tubes and air
cells of the lungs the mucus membrane be-
Comes congested and infamed There are
no ,vities or tubercles in the lungs, but
merely wasting away of the larger bron-
chial tubes, and death takes p1ace rom OBJ
struction of the bronchial tubes and air
cells Of the lungs. The patient dies from
exhaustion aud and suffocation, being una
BILE to expectorate the mucus which accum-
ulates in tho passage leading to the lungs,
which in some cases is sticky aud small in
quantity, but more comm My cOpious, OF
light straw or yellOwish green. Oitentimes
streaks of blood make their appearance in
the mucus, and at times there Is disagree
abe smell. Persons thus afflicted are very
liable to take cold, at which time the mucus
becomes lear and frothy and is OF uncom-
iaonly the case that the patient dies in one
OF these attack.
Humid bronchitis (irom humere, to be
moisD is so called from the profuse quanti-
ty of watery secretions which comes from
the air passages of the lungs. At times it
becomes quite ropy. like the white of an
egg. This form of disease usually attacks
old people.
Dry bronchitis. This disease, the very
opposite of the above, is very common
affection. Very many people who regard
themselves as quite healthy are to day un-
becoming the victims of this treacherous
complaint. This is The most insidious of all
pulmonary diseases. There may at first be
a slight hacking cough, and an expectora-
lies the danger. This mucus inhabiting the
air cells of the lnngs, being difficult to
I raise, after 1t becomes solidifed, perma-
nently obstructing portions OF the lungs,
causing shortness OF breath, and feeling
of oppression on the chest, particularly at
ter meals or a slight exertion. After time
the cough becomes more severe ana comes
on In paroxysms. and as the snortness OF
character of asthma. The mucus MEM
brane also becomes more and more thick
ened, which arises from the frequent fresh
cold, and the patient at last becomes fully
aware of the terrible changes that have ta-
ken place, and the inevitable results that
are sure to follow.
Inhalation is the only, system which will
cure these diseases and yet the treatment
of the two forms are entirely different In
,he one we must allay the irritation while
IN the other we must stimulate a healthy
action.
This will convince us of the necessity of
ully understanding the system of medicat-
ID Limitations in the treatment of the vari-
,us diseases OF the pulmonary. organs, for
When properly applied tn re is no system
# medicine to be compared to 1t.
Persons desiring treatment by this system
# practice can use the remedy at home as
veil as at our office. and which will cause
10 Inconvenience Or hindrance to business
whatever.
have seen so many of these cases cured
hat l do not consider any case hopeless un-
ess the disease had advanced to the chest
nd that both lungs are ser ously involved.
wen then the inhalations aid us in dissolv-
ng the mucus and in contracting aud heal
lg the cavities, which nothing else can do
1T h the same success.
The very best references from those al
,ady cured.